Weapons, ammunition seized at border

For the second time in a week, federal officers have arrested a U.S. citizen on suspicion of trying to smuggle machine guns and ammunition into Mexico.

About 12:30 p.m. Saturday, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials stopped a man driving a Nissan 350ZX as he was trying to enter Mexico at the San Ysidro Port of Entry on Interstate 5.

They found machine guns, handguns, ammunition and tactical gear in a speaker box in the rear of the car. The 19-year-old driver was arrested. His name was not released.

On July 10, CBP officers stopped a 20-year-old man at a U.S.-Mexico border crossing near Yuma, Ariz. They found two machine guns strapped to the engine of his pickup, and ammunition on top of a spare tire underneath the truck bed.